118th Congress · SENATE BILLINCORPORATED

S. 1630SOAR Act

A bill to modify the procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced May 16, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 16, 2023
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Referred
May 16, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies requirements regarding special recreation permits for outfitting and guiding on federal recreational lands and waters, including by categorizing permits as transitional special recreation permits or as long-term permits. The bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue two-year transitional special recreation permits to a recreation provider for a new or additional reoccurring recreation service. Interior or USDA must issue a long-term special recreation permit, with a term of 5 or 10 years, to a recreation provider who has held no less than two transitional permits (or similar permits) and meets performance criteria. The...

Provisions · 14 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Timeline · 2 actions
May 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.